The James A. Barnes Club, Temple University’s graduate student history organization, is pleased to announce the 29th Annual Barnes Club Graduate Student History Conference. The event will feature a keynote address from Dr. Ashley Jordan, President and CEO of the African Museum in Philadelphia.
We also welcome poster and paper proposals from undergraduate students. This will be held during the day on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024. If you are an undergraduate student engaging in any kind of humanities or public history research, we highly encourage you to submit a proposal! Paper proposals were due on January 31, 2024 and poster proposals are due by March 1, 2024.
This committee is also proud to introduce the inaugural Undergraduate Scholar Awards offered to the top two papers or posters presented by undergraduate students at the conference, and the Public History Scholar Awards which will be presented to the top two projects or paper centered around public or digital history.
The Barnes Conference will be held Friday evening March 22nd and Saturday March 23rd, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Temple University’s Center City Campus in downtown Philadelphia. The Barnes Conference is one of the largest and most prestigious graduate student conferences in the region, drawing participants from across the nation and around the world.